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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Trial delayed in shooting of Mormon missionaries

CHESAPEAKE -- The murder trial of a man accused of killing a Mormon missionary and wounding another has been delayed until November.

The trial of James Boughton Jr. was scheduled to begin Friday in Chesapeake. The 21-year-old is charged with fatally shooting 21-year-old Morgan Young of Utah, and wounding 19-year-old Joshua Heidbrink of Colorado in January 2006.

Broughton's defense attorney, Andrew Sacks, said a judge granted him a continuance until Nov. 10 after learning of new evidence in the case.

Heidbrink had said at a hearing that he and Young were going door-to-door evangelizing when they heard a shot and saw a man running toward them.

The man shot him, then he saw Young on his knees looking up at the shooter, heard a pop, then saw Young fall forward. He did not identify the shooter at the hearing.

-- Associated Press

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